“We REALLY need CPU replacements soon”.
We all know that vintage hardware won’t last forever; ageing components eventually give up the ghost, and with each passing year, the pool of ‘working’ systems gets smaller and smaller – unless, of course, the community is able to create replacement parts to repair them and keep them running.
One console which is especially at risk is the SNES. In a recent thread on social media, retro repair specialist FenrisWolfRetro discussed the topic of CPU failures on Nintendo’s 16-bit system, saying that “SNES has been dealing with failing CPUs for quite a while now and nobody is willing to develop a direct replacement to keep these systems alive.”
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“We REALLY need CPU replacements soon”.
We all know that vintage hardware won’t last forever; ageing components eventually give up the ghost, and with each passing year, the pool of ‘working’ systems gets smaller and smaller – unless, of course, the community is able to create replacement parts to repair them and keep them running.
One console which is especially at risk is the SNES. In a recent thread on social media, retro repair specialist FenrisWolfRetro discussed the topic of CPU failures on Nintendo’s 16-bit system, saying that “SNES has been dealing with failing CPUs for quite a while now and nobody is willing to develop a direct replacement to keep these systems alive.”
Read the full article on timeextension.com
